§ 593. — Interference by armed forces.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC593]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 29--ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
Sec. 593. Interference by armed forces
Whoever, being an officer or member of the Armed Forces of the
United States, prescribes or fixes or attempts to prescribe or fix,
whether by proclamation, order or otherwise, the qualifications of
voters at any election in any State; or
Whoever, being such officer or member, prevents or attempts to
prevent by force, threat, intimidation, advice or otherwise any
qualified voter of any State from fully exercising the right of suffrage
at any general or special election; or
Whoever, being such officer or member, orders or compels or attempts
to compel any election officer in any State to receive a vote from a
person not legally qualified to vote; or
Whoever, being such officer or member, imposes or attempts to impose
any regulations for conducting any general or special election in a
State, different from those prescribed by law; or
Whoever, being such officer or member, interferes in any manner with
an election officer's discharge of his duties--
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five
years, or both; and disqualified from holding any office of honor,
profit or trust under the United States.
This section shall not prevent any officer or member of the Armed
Forces from exercising the right of suffrage in any district to which he
may belong, if otherwise qualified according to the laws of the State of
such district.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 719; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 56-59 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Secs. 23-26, 35 Stat. 1092, 1093).
Four sections were consolidated with only such changes of
phraseology as were necessary to effect the consolidation.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $5,000'' in sixth par.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 10 section 2670.
